“I think Jay is in import and export business as his cards say, but he finally found that the second most valuable commodity today is information." "And?" "The most valuable?" "People with information," I suggested.” — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
“she still had that fundamental insecurity that one bout of poverty can inflict for a lifetime, and no amount of money remedy.” — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
I store away my experiences and don't feel really happy until I've found a way to write about them. — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
Do you ever make silly mistakes? It is one of my very few creative activities. — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
“England's civil war had ended in a consensus as the English discovered that they hated foreigners more than they hated their own countrymen.” — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
“Why do these people love you, Archer? Is it simply because you show little or no response to their affection?” — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
When old men decided to barter young men for pride and profit, the transaction was called war. — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
The tragedy of marriage is that while all women marry thinking that their man will change, all men marry believing their wife will never… — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
“For fear is so unwelcome that it comes only in disguise, and guilt is its favourite one.” — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book. A more interesting answer might come from asking them why they wrote their second… — Len Deighton Copy Share Image
“When they ask me to become president of the United States I'm going to say, "Except for Washington D.C.” — Len Deighton Copy Share Image